NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over his statements regarding the Yamuna river water and allegations against the Haryana government.
Following a court order, hours before the Delhi elections, FIR was lodged at Shahabad Police Station in Kurukshetra, Haryana, against Kejriwal and other unidentified AAP members under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Haryana govt’s legal action against Kejriwal
Facing political attacks from BJP leaders, Kejriwal now finds himself entangled in legal trouble over his remarks on the Yamuna. The Haryana government earlier this week filed a criminal complaint against him, with Haryana Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Vipul Goel confirming that a case has been registered against Kejriwal in a Sonipat court under the Disaster Management Act.
Speaking to journalists after chairing a meeting of the urban local bodies department, Goel criticised Kejriwal’s remarks as “absurd and misleading.” He demanded that the Election Commission take strict cognisance of such “baseless statements,” accusing the former Delhi CM of engaging in “cheap politics” ahead of the elections.
“The water supplied to Delhi is the same water consumed by the President, Prime Minister, and Union Ministers,” Goel said, accusing Kejriwal of spreading fear among both Delhi and Haryana’s citizens with his claims. He also blamed the Delhi government for failing to clean the Yamuna, stating that only 17 out of 37 sewage treatment plants in Delhi are operational.
“Kejriwal has an old habit of covering up his failures by making false statements,” Goel alleged. “This mismanagement is not only affecting the people of Delhi but also those living in Haryana’s Faridabad, Palwal, and Mewat districts.”
The development comes on the same day Kejriwal met with the Election Commission, where he raised concerns about violence and voter suppression ahead of the polls.
Earlier today, Kejriwal met with the Election Commission, where he raised concerns about violence and voter suppression ahead of the polls.
After the meeting, Kejriwal stated: “The Election Commission made an exception today for meeting us since they normally do not entertain parties during the silent period. We thank them. We raised some issues because of which there has been violence and hooliganism in some places. The EC has assured us of strict action, and that unbiased elections will be held. We also warned them of large-scale voter suppression… There are also chances that on a large scale, fingers of people are forcibly inked tonight and they are threatened into not voting tomorrow.”